A new survey found that one in 12 workers feels under pressure from their boss to take risks with people’s safety in order to save money.

The British Safety Council (BSC) also found that one in 10 workers is fearful of raising concerns about health and safety issues.

Brian Nimick, BSC chief executive, said: “There needs to be a clearly defined ‘safe to work’ covenant between workers and bosses if we are to make the workplace as safe as possible."